Flowtype 0.30 adds support for Windows (opens in new tab)

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23 pointsthejameskyle9y ago17 comments

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thejameskyleOP9y ago· 4 in thread

Hi HN, just wanted to let you know that the Flow team is watching this thread and is happy to respond to any questions that you have :)

smt889y ago

Any update on support for using TypeScript definition files with Flow? It doesn't seem as though the team is still watching the issue on Github: https://github.com/facebook/flow/issues/7

thejameskyleOP9y ago

We've actually been discussing going the other way with a conversion tool for package publishers. Flow has a more sound type system and it's easier to downgrade than upgrade.

The next few months should hopefully start seeing a lot of new tools for managing and publishing types within the community. It would be great to see more adoption from package owners themselves.

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m1sta_9y ago

Are there any IDEs or code editors on Windows which leverage Flow at the moment?

jesseschalken9y ago

Try Atom+Nuclide. With Flow now supported on Windows, it might work.

jesseschalken9y ago· 2 in thread

Am I correct in saying that the Hack and Flow typecheckers share a lot of code? If so, does this mean that Hack typechecking on Windows could be next?

gabelevi9y ago

Yep, you are correct! The hardest parts of getting Flow and Hack to build on Windows are solved. For Hack, there's probably a long tail of small issues before a Windows build can be released, though.

Is Hack on Windows something that you'd use? Or are you asking out of curiosity?

jesseschalken9y ago

It is. We have a large codebase we would like to migrate to Hack, but we also have a lot of developers who use Windows and the current experience with needing to boot a virtual machine just to check types doesn't really cut it.

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17 comments

8 comments · 2 top-level

thejameskyleOP9y ago· 4 in thread

Hi HN, just wanted to let you know that the Flow team is watching this thread and is happy to respond to any questions that you have :)

smt889y ago

Any update on support for using TypeScript definition files with Flow? It doesn't seem as though the team is still watching the issue on Github: https://github.com/facebook/flow/issues/7

thejameskyleOP9y ago

We've actually been discussing going the other way with a conversion tool for package publishers. Flow has a more sound type system and it's easier to downgrade than upgrade.

The next few months should hopefully start seeing a lot of new tools for managing and publishing types within the community. It would be great to see more adoption from package owners themselves.

2 more replies

m1sta_9y ago

Are there any IDEs or code editors on Windows which leverage Flow at the moment?

jesseschalken9y ago

Try Atom+Nuclide. With Flow now supported on Windows, it might work.

jesseschalken9y ago· 2 in thread

Am I correct in saying that the Hack and Flow typecheckers share a lot of code? If so, does this mean that Hack typechecking on Windows could be next?

gabelevi9y ago

Yep, you are correct! The hardest parts of getting Flow and Hack to build on Windows are solved. For Hack, there's probably a long tail of small issues before a Windows build can be released, though.

Is Hack on Windows something that you'd use? Or are you asking out of curiosity?

jesseschalken9y ago

It is. We have a large codebase we would like to migrate to Hack, but we also have a lot of developers who use Windows and the current experience with needing to boot a virtual machine just to check types doesn't really cut it.

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